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The Chinese Teen Who Sold His Kidney For An iPad Might Soon See Justice

(9:48 am PDT, Aug 10th 2012)

The Chinese Teen Who Sold His Kidney For An iPad Might Soon See Justice

Remember that Chinesee teen last year who sold his kidney for an iPad 2? He wasn’t the only one: earlier this year, another Chinese teen named Wang swapped his kidney for an iPhone and iPad. Now the butchers who operated on him are in court, awaiting their verdicts.

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Five People Are Charged In China After Boy Sells Kidney For An iPhone

(8:04 am PDT, Apr 6th 2012)

Five People Are Charged In China After Boy Sells Kidney For An iPhone

Sure it can play Angry Birds and send email, but it's not worth an internal organ.

Five people in southern China have been charged with intentional injury after a Chinese teenager sold his kidney to purchase an iPhone and an iPad last April. The group includes the surgeon who removed the kidney from the 17-year-old, who now suffers from renal deficiency.

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